Software Quality Team Lead at MBC Group

Cairo, Cairo, Egypt -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

QA Leadership, Test Strategy, Automation Frameworks, OTT Testing, Defect Management, Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, API Testing, Root Cause Analysis, Performance Evaluation, Regression Testing, Exploratory Testing, Playwright, Selenium, Appium, English Communication

Industry

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

Description

Quality Leadership & Team Management: -Lead, mentor, and support a team of manual and automation QA engineers. -Support performance evaluations, goal setting, and skill development plans. -Promote a strong quality culture and ownership mindset across the team. Test Strategy & Execution: -Define and own test strategies for assigned products and platforms. -Ensure adequate test coverage (functional, regression, smoke, sanity, exploratory). -Review and approve test plans, test cases, and execution results. -Coordinate test cycles for releases, hotfixes, and production validations. -Ensure effective testing across OTT platforms (Web, iOS, Android, Smart TVs, STBs). Automation & Continuous Improvement: -Drive adoption and expansion of test automation frameworks. -Identify candidates for automation and track automation coverage KPIs. -Work closely with automation engineers on stability and maintainability. -Continuously improve QA processes, tools, and workflows. Cross‑Functional Collaboration: -Act as the main QA point of contact for product managers, developers, and DevOps. -Proactively raise quality risks, release blockers, and mitigation plans. -Ensure quality requirements are clearly understood and implemented. Defect Management & Release Quality: -Ensure accurate defect reporting, prioritization, and lifecycle management. -Analyze defect trends and perform root-cause analysis. -Validate release quality gates and sign‑off decisions. -Support post‑release monitoring and incident investigations. Documentation & Reporting: -Maintain clear and up‑to‑date QA documentation and reporting. -Provide regular quality status reports (coverage, defects, risks). -Track and report KPIs such as defect leakage, test execution progress, and automation ROI. Experience & Skills: -6+ years in Software Quality Assurance, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior role. -Strong experience testing consumer-facing digital products, preferably OTT or media platforms. -Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and CI/CD pipelines. -Experience testing applications across multiple platforms and devices. -Hands-on experience with defect tracking and test management tools. -Good understanding of test automation concepts and frameworks. Technical Knowledge: -Strong knowledge of functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing. -Familiarity with automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Selenium, Appium, or similar). -Understanding of streaming concepts (playback, DRM, latency, bitrate, buffering). -Experience working with APIs, logs, and basic debugging techniques. Soft Skills -Ability to balance hands‑on work with team leadership responsibilities. -Comfortable working in fast‑paced, high‑scale production environments. -Clear, professional communication in English

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers while defining and owning test strategies for OTT platforms. Drive the adoption of automation frameworks and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure release quality and risk mitigation.